Be a part of the UAA Standing Scholarship Committee; sign up by Feb. 24

The Office of Student Financial Assistance is offering a rare opportunity for volunteers to serve on the UAA Standing Scholarship Committee (SSC). Serving in this capacity allows you to reaffirm your commitment to student success in a rewarding and creative way. Few committee members walk away without being touched by the myriad experiences our students live. Reading scholarship essays will remind you of just what a diverse, capable and deserving student population we have at UAA. Allow yourself this opportunity to make our student's achievements vicariously yours and sign up to serve at the UAA Standing Scholarship Committee website. Please sign up by Feb. 24.

As a member of the SSC, you will be asked to read and score between 100 and 200 essays submitted by scholarship applicants over a five-week time period. A general rubric will be provided to assist in assigning objective essay scores in the following five categories: leadership, extracurricular involvement, goals and plans, presentation (grammar and spelling) and other/special considerations. SSC members must return scores by the first week of April.